Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKLICK VALLEY SD·NCES 420369006828
Blacklick Valley El Center
1000 W Railroad St, Nanty Glo, PA 15943 · (814) 749-9211 · Cambria County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
329 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Blacklick Valley El Center→Blacklick Valley JSHS
Based on grade levels within Blacklick Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.3pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 45.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Blacklick Valley El Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #932 of 1,396 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #904 of 1,511 ▼ 37 | #10 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,156 of 1,511 ▼ 211 | #11 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,193 of 1,638 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #260 of 1,528 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #1,360 of 1,531 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #143 of 1,600 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #396 of 1,045 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 316 | 28 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 24.6 | 13.4:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 99% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 55% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 54% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 53% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 55% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blacklick Valley El Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (379 to 316); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Blacklick Valley El Center
Blacklick Valley El Center is an elementary school in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, and it is part of Blacklick Valley SD. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 316 students. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 29% lower.
Blacklick Valley El Center is in Blacklick Valley SD, a district with 584 students across 2 schools.
At Blacklick Valley El Center, White students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 3% multiracial and 3% Black. That is close to the 91% White share among all Cambria County residents. By the diversity index, Blacklick Valley El Center comes in at 13%.
The count of teachers at Blacklick Valley El Center is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, higher than at this school.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Blacklick Valley El Center receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Blacklick Valley El Center is 14.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Cambria County, median household income is about $58,418, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Blacklick Valley El Center is among the 37 public schools in Cambria County.
Blacklick Valley JSHS is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Blacklick Valley El Center ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 315 to 316.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Blacklick Valley JSHS0.4 mi · 268
- Jackson Elementary School2.9 mi · 105
- Central Cambria Middle School4.9 mi · 347
- Central Cambria High School4.9 mi · 509
- Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School4.9 mi · 24
- Cambria Elementary School5.1 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Blacklick Valley El CenterHow large is Blacklick Valley El Center?
Blacklick Valley El Center enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Blacklick Valley El Center serve?
Blacklick Valley El Center serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blacklick Valley El Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blacklick Valley El Center is approximately 11.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blacklick Valley El Center?
At Blacklick Valley El Center, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Blacklick Valley El Center?
Blacklick Valley El Center is overseen by Blacklick Valley SD in Cambria County.
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